# A reluctant biker babe dilemma... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 1, 2001, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-reluctant-biker-babe-dilemma/56410 "2001-03-01T18:43:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2001, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-reluctant-biker-babe-dilemma/56410/21 "2001-03-03T23:44:54Z")
A guy I dated about 25 years ago taught me to ride his 350 something… It was OK, but it didn’t do a lot for me. I figure I could handle one of those cute little scooters, but next to his Royalstar, it’d look kinda silly… And I’m not worried about him keeping alone - I know him well enough not to sweat that. ---
**Author:** ![scampering\_gremlin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@scampering\_gremlin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scampering_gremlin)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2001, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-reluctant-biker-babe-dilemma/56410/22 "2001-03-20T03:17:11Z")
I started meeting riders during research for a writing project. Got into grad school, moved to California, and needed a vehicle. Having become a Sportster rider for mainly professional/economic reasons (don’t snicker) it took a little while for the real pleasure to catch up. I think that happened at the cliffs near Big Sur. I’m sure a lot of guys would have considered me their dream catch. (Sorry no tattoos or body piercings. I am a blonde). Unfortunately as a single woman on a Harley a lot of people…um…er…thought I fit a stereotype and it was…um…er…kinda hard to get a date. I considered customizing a t-shirt to say, “but I’m straight.” This may seem to go against your grain, but would you consider taking an MSF course? When I first took mine I had no actual interest in becoming a rider. It was just field research. Not the same thing as being a passenger at all. It’s like riding in an airplane versus flying one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-reluctant-biker-babe-dilemma/56410.md?page=1)